MORALES v. WARDEN, No. 1:2020cv05655 - Document 12 (D.N.J. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER dismissing the petition as moot. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 11/23/2020. (dmr)(n.m.)
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MORALES v. WARDEN Doc. 12 Case 1:20-cv-05655-NLH Document 12 Filed 11/24/20 Page 1 of 2 PageID: 100 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY ______________________________ : HECTOR MORALES, : : Petitioner, : Civ. No. 20-5655 (NLH) : v. : MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER : : WARDEN, : : Respondent. : ______________________________: APPEARANCE: Hector Morales 21204-014 Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution P.O. Box 2000 Joint Base MDL, NJ 08640 Petitioner Pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney John Francis Basiak, Assistant United States Attorney Office of the U.S. Attorney 402 East State Street Room 08608 Trenton, NJ 08608 Counsel for Respondent HILLMAN, District Judge WHEREAS, Petitioner Hector Morales filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 asking to be released to home confinement due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, see ECF No. 1; and Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:20-cv-05655-NLH Document 12 Filed 11/24/20 Page 2 of 2 PageID: 101 WHEREAS, Petitioner’s sentencing court granted his motion for compassionate release, United States v. Morales, No. 3:12cr-0164 (D. Ct. Sept. 8, 2020) (ECF No. 356); and WHEREAS, Petitioner’s § 2241 petition is now moot because Petitioner has obtained his requested relief, THEREFORE, IT IS on this 23rd day of November, 2020 ORDERED that the petition is dismissed as moot; and it is finally ORDERED that the Clerk shall send Petitioner a copy of this Order by regular mail and mark this case closed. s/ Noel L. Hillman NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey 2
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